what can you tell us? when will he leave the white house? >> reporter: a lot of palace intrigue. we are confident, multiple sources telling cnn he does plan to run for the mayor of chicago. that it's very likely. he could make that announcement as early as friday. we even saw the president yesterday kind of giving him a public nudge if you're going it decide, decide quickly. that's days away. right around the corner. the deputy chief of staff, we expect peter rowes will step in as interim chief of staff. rahm emanuel, nickname rahmbo is irreplaceable. we'll have to see. >> thanks. >>> an american soldier in custody in iraq, special iist naftali accused in shooting john carrillo and noonan. the shootings took place last thursday. >> i went down not to get killed in combat, but to get killed in his own barracks was just a shame. >> his big hair matched his big personality. he loved experiencing life and it was great. >> chris lawrence is our pentagon correspondent. now at the pentagon. chris, can you shed an